How far do you drive to get to work...?
Mar 24th 2010, 3:58 pm
#46
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Mar 24th 2010, 4:01 pm
#47
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Re: How far do you drive to get to work...?
A cabbie on Vancouver Island merrily drove me the wrong way round a roundabout. The oncoming truck wasn't too amused, but the cabbie shrugged it off and took to the sidewalk.
Mar 24th 2010, 8:55 pm
#48
AD74
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Re: How far do you drive to get to work...?
I live near Mississauga Road/Bovaird on the west of Brampton and travel to Leslie/407 in Thornhill most days! Depending on traffic and weather, could be a good run in 45 minutes or a couple of hours! Only use the 407 for part of the trip each way as adds and extra couple of hundred dollars a month to the travel! Would love a job in Mississauga/Brampton!
Mar 25th 2010, 5:06 am
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Mar 25th 2010, 11:44 am
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Re: How far do you drive to get to work...?
I live near Mississauga Road/Bovaird on the west of Brampton and travel to Leslie/407 in Thornhill most days! Depending on traffic and weather, could be a good run in 45 minutes or a couple of hours! Only use the 407 for part of the trip each way as adds and extra couple of hundred dollars a month to the travel! Would love a job in Mississauga/Brampton!
Mar 25th 2010, 11:50 am
#51
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Re: How far do you drive to get to work...?
and most traffic engineers I know run for cover if there is a microphone around at a public meeting...and leave it up to the planners to deliver the bad news.
Mar 25th 2010, 12:41 pm
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Re: How far do you drive to get to work...?
I don't recall seeing any great number of roundabouts, to me the distinctive feature of Australian roads was that the runaway truck ramps were called "Vehicular Arrestation Beds" or something equally high faluting. That seemed a gobful to pray for when your brakes are failing.
Mar 25th 2010, 1:24 pm
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Mar 25th 2010, 1:31 pm
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They put a roundabout in at Sylvan Lake, within the 1st week someone had driven straight over the top of it and took out the foundation for the fancy Sylvan Lake sign. Don't think it did his truck much good.
Mar 25th 2010, 1:40 pm
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Enough talk of snow. We have a flower in the back yard. I shall locate my shorts.
Mar 25th 2010, 1:46 pm
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Mar 25th 2010, 1:52 pm
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Mar 25th 2010, 1:57 pm
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Re: How far do you drive to get to work...?
My brother is one and everytime I curse a set of lights I know he is laughing at me.